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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
K-12 Education Jun. 24, 2013 12:20 pm4469d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he was raising “a cautionary flag” about over-building at university campuses at …
News Jun. 23, 2013 9:00 am4470d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s move to biennial budgeting is bucking the national trend. The trend among state governments for 70 …
Government & Politics Jun. 21, 2013 12:00 pm4472d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Republican Gov. Terry Branstad is getting push back from a member of his own party for …
Health & Wellness Jun. 21, 2013 11:30 am4472d ago
Legislative Democrats expressed dismay Friday over Gov. Terry Branstad’s decision to veto money for mental-health programs and home and community-based …
Weather Jun. 19, 2013 5:30 pm4474d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad on Wednesday requested a presidential disaster declaration for 47 Iowa counties that incurred significant …
News Jun. 18, 2013 3:07 pm4475d ago
WINDSOR HEIGHTS – State environmental regulators were blistered Tuesday by organized critics who blasted their inaction in curbing corporate farm …
Government & Politics Jun. 17, 2013 5:12 pm4476d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad’s support for federal legislation to bolster state efforts to collect sales taxes on Internet …
Jun. 17, 2013 1:31 pm4476d ago
DES MOINES – Fiscal 2013 is turning out to be a jackpot year for the Iowa Lottery. The state-run gambling …
K-12 Education Jun. 17, 2013 11:34 am4476d ago
DES MOINES – Some Iowa schoolchildren may be enjoying longer summer vacations next school year. Gov. Terry Branstad told reporters …
Government & Politics Jun. 14, 2013 6:00 am4479d ago
DES MOINES – Former Lt. Gov. Patty Judge recalls as coordinator for state emergency operations in June 2008 getting river …
Jun. 13, 2013 4:00 pm4480d ago
DES MOINES – Divided government continued to dampen the output of Iowa Legislature in 2013. Republicans in the Iowa House …
Business News Jun. 13, 2013 12:41 pm4480d ago
State governments are seeing their financial situations improve moderately, but two national experts warned Thursday the fiscal progress could be …
Government & Politics Jun. 13, 2013 6:33 am4480d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad announced Thursday that Iowa will form a sister state relationship with the Republic of …
State Government Jun. 12, 2013 2:31 pm4481d ago
State lawmakers ended up authorizing $554 million in increased one-time and ongoing spending from the state’s general fund for the …
News Jun. 11, 2013 6:45 pm4482d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad signed “e-fairness” legislation Tuesday designed to level the playing field for Iowa businesses by …